Hi Darlings, today’s post is going to be the review and swatch of the Essence Colour Boost Vinylicious Liquid Lipstick in the shade 03 Pink Interest, they are liquid lipstick in the sense that they feel like a melted lipstick but they don’t dry out.
I’m usually a big fan of essence lipstick but this one was a bit of a disaster.
It’s basically a very thick and opaque gloss and they come in seven shades. Despite the packaging being more of a dusty pink the shade inside is VERY PINK.
You can get them here for 3,14$.
PACKAGING
The packaging is really nice, I like the squeezy tube and the hourglass doe foot is perfect to put the lipstick on.
I feel like the shade on the outside it’s not really similar to the one on the inside, you’ll see, it’s way pinker.
APPLICATION
This product is IMPOSSIBLE to put on, the applicator although it’s nice, it makes the lipstick so STREAKY, you literally can’t make it even.
PIGMENTATION & FORMULA
On top of being incredibly streaky it’s also a really gloopy formula it feels like you are putting honey on the lips and as soon as you close your mouth it sinks into EVERY fine line on the lips.
It also as the most horrible scent, it smells like melted plastic but with a hint of a sweeter scent, honestly, it smells like they were trying to cover the plastic scent with a chemical vanilla perfume.
SWATCH
It doesn’t look bad from the distance and in the swatch but you can see in the close up how ugly and uneven it is.
LASTING POWER
I’m not entirely sure how long it will last, I couldn’t keep it on because the scent was making me nauseous but since it’s super sticky and not transfer proof I would suppose it can last around 3 hours.
RATINGS:
- Colour: 6/10
- Longevity: 4/10
- Application: 3/10
- Formula: 3/10
- Pigmentation: 4/10
- Packaging: 7/10
GRADE: D-
I really don’t like this lipstick, it’s patchy, streaky and very uncomfortable. I like the packaging even if the outside colour tricked me. Maybe other shades are better but honestly, the scent is TERRIBLE that I’m not willing to recommend them. It definitely concerns me that it smells like melted plastic. Sadly this product is a strong pass in my book.
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too bad, I wanted it to work well but well. Love reading your reviews xx
Thank you so much love, I wanted to be my spring lipstick but nope! ?? ps: get well soon ??
Hehe thanks a lot babe ?? it’s the time of the month so it will pass 😛
I feel you girl! It just passed for me ?
Oh gosh, that texture doesn’t look too good! I’m also not a fan of liquid lipstick that feels too thick.
Same! I recently got the Fenty Stunna lip paint and that feels like a feather!
I love to see honest reviews. I am thankful to read your review before I purchased this liquid lipstick.
Thank you so much for reading ? always keep it real ?
Yikes! Thanks for the heads up!
Thank you for reading ?
Sorry to hear you didn’t like this lipstick, but always appreciate the review! I like the bubblegum pink color of it ?
I really wanted to like it, the colour was so fun for spring, so sad it didn’t work ? thank you for reading though ??
I was really considering getting as the packaging was quite attractive. But it sounds horrible ? And the shade isn’t similar to the tube either, I would be disappointed. Think I’m gonna skip on this
The packaging totally sucked me in but it was such a delusion! Thank you for reading sweetheart ?
I’m sorry about your experience with the lipstick, especially the smell. Sounds horrible! For me personally, I don’t like the packaging. Has a “cheap” feel to it.
Yes well it was very cheep but I agree sometimes is nice to retouch a fancy lipstick. All about the experience ?
Too bad this was a fail. I like the packaging too. But a nice package will only take you so far.
Exactly! Such a bad experience ?
I appreciate when bloggers actually give a negative review when deserved. I don’t wear much lip color but I do enjoy a fun gloss for special occasions. Will be avoiding this one!
Always keep it honest here! Thank you so much for reading ??
I actually really love the color on you! The shape of the applicator seems brilliant- I’m bummed it’s such a flop!
The colour is pretty but it’s so patchy I can’t wear it ? so bummed ??
Such a shame it didn’t work out well as the colour is beautiful! x
I like the colour but it’s so uncomfortable I can’t use it ??
The look of disappointment on your face due to the product entertained me. I am not a fan of gloopy gloss at all. I always find that my hair gets stuck in the gunk. That’s not the type of gloss I want on my hair (thank you very much!)
Ahahah I was trying so hard but the scent is so nasty I was nauseous! ?
I think a frown is remarkably appropriate! 🙂
I’ve never tried an applicator that’s shaped like that before! streaky lipstick is so frustrating ? yikes!!! can’t stand when a product has that strong of a scent, thanks for the honest review!
I just throw it away, the scent other than being horrible it kind of concerns me a little I don’t know what makes it smell and taste like melted plastic but I’m not willing to investigate more ??
I don’t blame you at all! I wouldn’t want to put something that smelled like melted plastic on my lips!!
I love that color, it’s so pretty! I’ll have to pick one of these up 🙂
I suggest you not to. It’s such a bad formula, you should really skip this ?
Oh… It’s my favorite shade of pink, too bad it smells plastic. 🙁 Thanks for heads up. 🙂
The colour is so pretty but the formula is ??????